Socialist Realist cities

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Made for Tecumseh's "Industrial" slot.

Here's the first of the four cities. Left to right are Moscow State University, Palace of the Soviets, Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

[curtsibling]

The classic Civ2 look - Nice...

[techumseh]

Very.

[Eivind IV]

Nice!

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Two more...

Left tile:
Great Hall of the People, Shanghai Exhibition Center

Right tile:
Hotel Ukraine, Palace of Culture and Science, generic building

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A very fine level of detail!

It's commie civ2!

[AGRICOLA]

The rendering of the individual buildings is great. Moscow State U is a perfect reproduction of the real central building.

To me, the light palette makes the icons have a bright, Mediterranean appearance rather than the dreary, leaden grey look and feel that Communist era cities seemed to strive for and exude.

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1950s Socialist Realism was all about brightness and enlightenment, it was the 1960s socialist reality (not enough money) that produced the famous gray commieblocks.

[Heresson]

Originally posted by AGRICOLA
The rendering of the individual buildings is great.

I agree. I always do that


The cities look very good! And one of them just great
You know, 3 years ago when I started studying in Warsaw,
I bought myself a postcard with PKiN, which is example of socrealistic monumental architecture.
I bought it with a thought of making a civ2 city out of it. Never did that though

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Completed.

The smallest size city features Vienna's Karl Marx Hof apartment complex. Walled cities come complete with a gatehouse.

If there is enough demand, I'll make an isometric version.

[techumseh]

Wonderful. I toured Karl Marx Hof several years ago on a visit to Vienna. It's a huge worker's housing co-op. It was the site of a battle in the early '30s between the local communists and the Austrian government. Just in case anyone was wondering.

[jim panse]

I never ever expected anyone to recreate the Karl-Marx-Hof for Civ2!

Fancy!

Btw, keep up that brillian work, Smiley

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Remember the old 'World War 1979' FW scenario?

These cities would be great if anyone ever decided to upgrade that classic!

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Yep, the Karl Marx Hof is something over a kilometer long, and made up of a lot more of these sections. Isn't there a song about it?

[rmsharpe]

I'd love an isometric version of those cities...

In fact, now that I'm reminded of the old WW79, maybe I could do something with that (and it wouldn't look ugly )